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Summer 2011 Anime Thread of Idols, Penguins, and IKUHARA'S RETURN.
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Sacred Seven 03
Hey, they got an actual native speaker for that English-language bit!
The villain finally shows off some personal combat skills. Neat matter-manipulation abilities.
Mawaru Penguindrum 03
Glad to see that the brothers and the writers are willing to mess around in the SEIZON SENRYAKUUUU now. And that hat seems to have a since of humor too.
God damn, this episode made me hungry.
Hey, they got an actual native speaker for that English-language bit!
The villain finally shows off some personal combat skills. Neat matter-manipulation abilities.
Mawaru Penguindrum 03
Glad to see that the brothers and the writers are willing to mess around in the SEIZON SENRYAKUUUU now. And that hat seems to have a since of humor too.
God damn, this episode made me hungry.
firehawk12
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RKB4: Lolis are classy!
I wonder what the name of that flower is though...
I wonder what the name of that flower is though...
A Black Falcon
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Eversynth said:
Angel Beats is Key's best anime though.
I don't think those two have that much in common...faridmon said:
No, that's certainly not true at all. Couldn't be much more wrong. For instance in my case I've never played dating games, but I like Key animes, right from when I first watched Kanon 2002. I liked the story, characters, and plot... they were all pretty good.Branduil said:
So basically, expect harem fanservice from this season, and it mostly only exists because of this 10th anniversary thing and because it's a popular franchise? I wonder if one of the later arcs at least will have more Higurashi-ish stuff in it, if the first one is indeed just comedy... we'll see.scy said:
That's true, she doesn't just get over all of her fears all at once at least, that'd be just completely implausible; but still, given the extreme fear we saw from her earlier in the episode, they did seem to be moving a bit fast for her to be that semi-okay with producer-san being around by the end of the episode. But yes, she isn't over her fears, that's true. That'll take longer.
I also did like the part about how the producer was scared of dogs too, nice touch.
Wasn't most of the mystery explained in Kai, actually?faridmon said:
hosannainexcelsis
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A Black Falcon said:
They've already adapted the last serious arc of Higurashi; all they have left are humorous side-stories and (gulp) original side-stories.
A Black Falcon
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R-15 2 - This was a pretty decent episode. It's much better than the first episode, and I definitely was entertained. The only problem with it, really, is the heavy, heavy censorship; indeed, a big chunk of this episode was fairly pointless given how much it was censored... I'll need to watch this again when they release less censored versions.
The story of the episode, though, was better than the first one. This show is extremely fanservicey and stupid, of course -- this ep's about the school's idol singer, who is hiding a side of herself to her fans, and how our hero helps her (and himself) maybe move forward in opening up about their real feelings...
So yeah, this is very dumb stuff, but at least it was better than ep. 1. Beyond the censored stuff, the plot and story was actually decent for this kind of show, way better than ep. 1's plot. Mayo Chiki's still more fun overall though I think, though we'll see going forward (Mayo Chiki had a better ep. 1, R-15 a better ep. 2).
The story of the episode, though, was better than the first one. This show is extremely fanservicey and stupid, of course -- this ep's about the school's idol singer, who is hiding a side of herself to her fans, and how our hero helps her (and himself) maybe move forward in opening up about their real feelings...
or in this case, how she has no problem with him being a porno book writer either, unlike most girls who learn about it, and also how she likes to strip down and not wear much (the giant white bas make this episode pretty annoying to look at at times, for sure. Like, in her stripping scene, her torso is seen from the back, and bra strap, but the white bars cover almost everything else pretty much... also I think they were trying to suggest that maybe she doesn't have panties on, but I imagine they'll appear in the uncensored version.)
So yeah, this is very dumb stuff, but at least it was better than ep. 1. Beyond the censored stuff, the plot and story was actually decent for this kind of show, way better than ep. 1's plot. Mayo Chiki's still more fun overall though I think, though we'll see going forward (Mayo Chiki had a better ep. 1, R-15 a better ep. 2).
So yeah, expectations should be low... but still, it's a franchise known for the messed-up stuff more than anything else. It'd be pretty pointless as just another harem show.hosannainexcelsis said:
hosannainexcelsis said:
I actually liked some of the side stories. Yoigoshi-hen wasn't that great but either Onisarashi or Someutsushi-hen (depending on what flavor of BAD END you like) would have worked pretty well for an OVA series I'd think.
And there's still the 3 arcs from the PS2 game (Matsuri, was it?), though I guess it would be kind of weird to go back to question/answer arc formats for an OVA series. Especially after the resolutions in Kai and Rei.
A Black Falcon said:So yeah, expectations should be low... but still, it's a franchise known for the messed-up stuff more than anything else. It'd be pretty pointless as just another harem show.
Gotta put some faith in Musubienishi-hen and Yumeutsushi-hen, then, as the first two OVA episodes are the comedy arc and then magical girl time (though, I suppose that could still be dark). I'm just going to be negative on the thing since Musubienishi isn't until like November or something.
firehawk12
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It's mostly faux yuri and family drama, so... maybe it's up your alley. :lolLain said:
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I don't think I commented on this one yet...
I don't like the homosexual undertones of the series.
World is interesting but I don't think it's interesting enough to actually make me want to watch the show.
I hate the main guy for not fucking that one chick.
I want that chick to come back and keep asking the main guy to fuck her even though it's futile.
I don't think I commented on this one yet...
I don't like the homosexual undertones of the series.
World is interesting but I don't think it's interesting enough to actually make me want to watch the show.
I hate the main guy for not fucking that one chick.
I want that chick to come back and keep asking the main guy to fuck her even though it's futile.
Regulus Tera
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Michiko è Hatchin 13: Nice Atsuko episode, even if it feels somewhat filler. I don't really believe the AtsukoXMichiko relationship needed to be looked upon -there's nothing too dramatic that lets us see why they feel so much for each other despite their antagonism in life. They just... stole shit when they were teens? Deep, not.
Voice acting is still horrendous.
Electric Woman and Adolescent Man 05:
This woman is not forty-years-old.
Shaft doesn't know how to draw middle-age women, although this explains why wannabeKyon's dick doesn't work when she's around, but doesn't have any qualms with Erio.
Voice acting is still horrendous.
Electric Woman and Adolescent Man 05:
This woman is not forty-years-old.
Shaft doesn't know how to draw middle-age women, although this explains why wannabeKyon's dick doesn't work when she's around, but doesn't have any qualms with Erio.
Regulus Tera
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Trojita said:
Animu being saved.
Another day, another Saimoe prelim match.
1st - Kirino Kousaka (Ore No Imouto etc.)
2nd - Kurisu Makise (Steins;Gate)
3rd - Ruiko Saten (A Certain Magical Index)
4th - Azusa Nakano (K-On!)
5th - Astraea (Sora No Otoshimono)
1st - Kirino Kousaka (Ore No Imouto etc.)
2nd - Kurisu Makise (Steins;Gate)
3rd - Ruiko Saten (A Certain Magical Index)
4th - Azusa Nakano (K-On!)
5th - Astraea (Sora No Otoshimono)
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Ouran High School Host Club 3D edition:
So, bored and decided to watch it. The first episode, for the most part, follows the pilot with some minor edits here and there. Perhaps one-upping Taiwanese Hayate, the real life anime effects are amped up to the point where many of the anime gags are reproduced:
Other than that, I have no idea if it's terrible or not because I've become acclimatized to Asian drama acting. It doesn't help that the guy playing Tamaki hams it up in order to try to match the anime counterpart.
Anyway, some other random screens.
Evil girl is cute:
3D twincest:
And really guys, this isn't a hotel! I promise!
Four more days to the Arakawa live action adaptation. That will be glorious, I'm sure!
So, bored and decided to watch it. The first episode, for the most part, follows the pilot with some minor edits here and there. Perhaps one-upping Taiwanese Hayate, the real life anime effects are amped up to the point where many of the anime gags are reproduced:
Other than that, I have no idea if it's terrible or not because I've become acclimatized to Asian drama acting. It doesn't help that the guy playing Tamaki hams it up in order to try to match the anime counterpart.
Anyway, some other random screens.
Evil girl is cute:
3D twincest:
And really guys, this isn't a hotel! I promise!
Four more days to the Arakawa live action adaptation. That will be glorious, I'm sure!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
flawfuls said:
I'd be okay with this.
Jexhius said:
Everyone in the main cast speaks in the same monotone voice most of the time. It's boring dawg.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yup:Articalys said:
Crash Station
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Dantalian 2
This is the kind of stuff that attracted me to the show in the first place;
Though I am a bit disappointed that if they show this, they probably won't do the Lentz arc which was damn good.
This is the kind of stuff that attracted me to the show in the first place;
insane bitches that somehow got power.
Jex
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[Marcorss Plus: Movie Edition]
Man, they butchered the OVA worse than I remembered with this edition. There may be some real pretty animation in a few new scenes (with the addition of some ugly CG city shots and random gore) but what they take away really weakens the work as whole, across the board.
The pacing and characters* suffer the most damage, but there's also a breakdown in the logic of the way scenes are put together and connect to each other. It's very disappointing. Kind of like "Michael Bay presents: Macross Plus" and no, that isn't a dig at anybody.
*Yes, I know the characters aren't particularly well written at any point, but they have basically zero development here. Isamu in particular has no introduction.
Man, they butchered the OVA worse than I remembered with this edition. There may be some real pretty animation in a few new scenes (with the addition of some ugly CG city shots and random gore) but what they take away really weakens the work as whole, across the board.
The pacing and characters* suffer the most damage, but there's also a breakdown in the logic of the way scenes are put together and connect to each other. It's very disappointing. Kind of like "Michael Bay presents: Macross Plus" and no, that isn't a dig at anybody.
*Yes, I know the characters aren't particularly well written at any point, but they have basically zero development here. Isamu in particular has no introduction.
You're factually wrong, and I have never heard that complaint about the show before.Regulus Tera said:
Unknown Soldier
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Articalys said:
I don't have any problems with these results. Eternal Blush is Best Blush!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
The only other time I have been bored by VA in animu was when watching Shikabane Hime.Jexhius said:
Now that was a show whose ending was crap.
spiderman123
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Sorry for asking this here, but I didn't want to start a new thread. I am trying to remember an anime ( aired a couple years ago), where "heaven" was collapsing and the king, who is a boy, opens a dimension so that a girl on earth can save it. Apparently she possessed some kind of magic or power ( I can't remember) that would prevent it from collapsing...I can't find it on google for the likes of me. Would really appreciate it if anyone remembers the name.
edit: nvm I found it Munto TV
edit: nvm I found it Munto TV
"Utena" (16-19)
Episode 16: A satire of sorts on superficiality & laziness, there mightve been more to get out of it, thats all I was able to take away from it. Nanami seems to wear her
duelist uniform
Another little thing that Ive noticed is: during the prince & princess storyboard sequence shown frequently at the beginning of an episode, when it mentions the prince giving Utena the ring, the roses around the frame are white. And as soon as it mentions Utena becoming the prince they fade to pink. I wonder if that means anything.
Episode 17: Rather than let a relationship stack onand fall out due tosecrets, share them, and build from there, if its still a relationship that can be built on Thats so true, it hurts.
Utenas
naivety/innocence/ purity
rose poison
Anthys commentating on how
how nobody has truly changed after each duel
Episode 18: The poor kids got the wrong idea. Tsawabuki doesnt need to
revolutionize the world or anything grandiose like that,
But in all seriousness, theres no set definition to adulthood is the point I feel this episode was trying to make, and I dont know if I agree with that. I mean, there are experiences that each and every person should experience to move towards that label, but I dont know.
Im starting to see that the heart capturing symbolism is at play here too. The ones who become the duelists during this arc dont change in any way, as noted by Anthy, but the ones whos
hearts the use fight Utena with become enamored with them,
Episode 19: Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? WHAT? Hahahahahaha! The onion prince/creep was right!
Wakabas getting strung along like it's nobodys business!
I guess he needed a place to freeload off of after getting booted from the school. I cannot wait for him to
do Touga in for good.
Aside from that, I didnt get much meaning out of this episode, and thats probably because the shadow theatre segment went right over my head.
One thing that caught my attention, though, was the fact the actual color of the rose on Utenas ring is black. The band is white, and the background is pink, but the actual rose is black. Interesting. Interesting.
Unknown Soldier
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Izayoi said:
Too bad.
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